Yugo M53 Gen. II 8mm Belt-Fed Semi-Auto Rifle (Model AJM53)

This is a Yugoslavian M53 belt fed 8mm rifle, built with a new receiver in semi-automatic. A copy of the German MG-42 from WWII, these are rebuilt and include a bipod. The M53 is a Yugoslavian short-recoil gas assisted automatic general purpose machine gun designed to be used as either a light machine gun fired from a bipod or in sustained fire mode from a tripod. The M53 is chambered for the 7.92 mm x 57 cartridge which it takes from a 50-round drum magazine or belt feed and fires with a cyclic rate of between 800 and 1050 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 715 meters per second to an effective range of 800 meters from a bipod and 1000 meters when fired from a tripod. The M53 GPMG is air cooled and has a 560mm long quick change barrel and is fitted with a barleycorn foresight and a tangent notch rear sight. Specifications Manufactured by Wise Lite Arms Model: S/A-AJM53-GENII Caliber: 8mm Barrel Length: 21” Overall length: 48” Weighs: 25.5 pounds Belt Fed Semi-Auto Includes: Bipod M53 Ammo Can and Belt